Telegram-herald., 1887-08-11

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csaaiqas ~ the sarniaz scenery. Bat since
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a. q aasFcifai zePeatas.
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kfs bat pat ogt the 81 ia a fsw lsaPs weiea,
ID virtue Of police regulations. were place.
Ia ne passages. 50 naen the gas was turned
ali darkness gaed, and the mob into uhicl
tls sxcltea aad ln-lale beaded crowd descA-
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SAGE, the 1eor of which wzs permanently
locke,t and which vas Toe strong "a be kaec 1ed
Ia. They wers overtaksu By the nionoxide 81
carbon. and must have been killed straight
way "a masse. The servants of The theatre
in the epper ro0frs had 10 chance unless wsat
they could hope for by getting out on roof
wai, ia less than a quarter Of al hour, was
burned tAroasa. Tie service stairs were
about the Nldlh * A stairs ia a river steaI1-r.
aad neaEly a. steep, hut u corkscTew forlll
waich rendered descent FOR a number Of per-
sons our OF the question. there being no foot
hoid ave o1 The slle ends OK the steps
IL -aw SONS men 81 bero.c iInp0ie Ia tae
cfoTd, az was glad 20 see a strong aih
generals sesfiraent - pity for those who we're
gisioly in tee Jaws n a fiery death There
we're men vFto rras .srel effcscic,es ASST fsnce.
aE.tl az tie repeated RISK of their own Ares. 80
persons "a ho rsse on balconies. u uin,.ss1
ard ou the root waau ,be whole balilns Has
ike b,ast llrf1es Bc, 60 was sicksa.ug 90
notiee The iow, vulgar form cgriositg tooa.
t1e absence 0f an reuroach II can. .eace cr
the wish % get olt az the wey when the null
ttute wa paipab'v an Obstruction % the fire
| tr gale Demos ras being trcated tot grand
I tragedy iu one act. one tanlca1 and one night.
and wanted 90 SEQ ont the sorlhcr and sinister
and awfg'ly impressl SO spectacle What was
vller than Anything else wa, tue cowarliy
rlsh oT the instant the ruuors ron that ths
valid adults vers going to he requstioned 20
I hand buckets and otherwise aid the iiremen-
Cen. Roulauger. Who was in the theatre
when the SIRE broke out. and remained .n the
| square outside 70 give help il he saH his way,
took unon h.msef-untl their own chiefs
cnme-the command of the police lt was,
OWING 70 the ckoked Up state Of the streets,
insDo.s.a.e for toe iire bfigGdcs to approach
tae coa1egrati9n. Gen. Boalanger was equal
% the emergency. Ee to.d tho police %
make believe there was to be a universal
| rsqu.sition ~ spectators for water drawirg
/ purpose Then the streets were foiriy wei
| cleared as II by magic in less than FIVE min
utes. Gen Bouhsnger also gave the word for
| all the court yard door 10 be- ,agown open.
porsers 70 -open in the name Of the law -
| The OBI habit OF obeyng authority came IN
| here. and tne beueiieeat but wholly Illegal
stratagesn of the general had full success
Ansericaas vii hear with pity That the
| pum1a coual not be brought - the rescue
within Forty-Gve minutes after they were
sarnmoued never beacld anything more
biieons than their position IN II Rue De Mau-
vaux, = short ani narrow street debouching
| ora the Place le Opera Co..<que IL was cs
! fuIl % sightseeing human beings IS . herring
7 barrel Cf Hshes There was no means of 90
! Ing back or forward until Gen. BOGlaugcr s
| bsnefcent order went round Tor court Yard
| doors to be opened aud hands - be regui-
sisiousd Al order 70 cle1, 1f would not
| have been oheveI Demos wosl hage re-
sented beng deprived of tie .glandiose and
gratis suectacls Bat as he coaid mol resent
being calied upo1 20 make himself useful in
/ en- humble rvav-a4d in the raif--le GOT ont
oS the way n all the haste hc couid make.
Then the horses drawing ti.r pumps were
v3aded on WITH 6ay0uet>. There was 10
other way o. uiai.e them advance.
| The FIRE was not the worst. What sur
| nassel everything else iu horror was is mar
! riaee with steam believe there were nore
/ peoola steamed to RAGS than burned to death.
I saw boiled bcdes at the provisional dead
house Thev -rere boiled 70 rags by the
steam. which mcde is rnv mso nooi.s and
traaniss to which neither faiae nor carboaie
ecid penetrated. Another lea'sre ~ TIP Aor
rhleeFr-., were the smells q. roa1 end aoiicd
aesh Une would have taougit diar feast
Ct for company % ogres and ogressss was
being cot rendy. These odors have since hecu
r,cceedei by the sfsurh of ca rion, which
foods az i sinfsctanrs IRE impolens to ban